This recipe calls for roasting the squash, but I have also tried it in the crock pot (pictured) which works. Just cook on high for 3 hours. Ingredients • 2 Acorn Squash (cut in half crosswise, seeds removed) • 2 tablespoons Butter • 2 Leeks (white and light green parts, finely chopped) • 1/4 cup…
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Fall Harvest
Fall leaves, blue skies, crisp air…pumpkin harvest! Nothing says fall more than these. All the pumpkins and winter squash are safe in the barn with the help of many hands! In a matter of just over an hour we had the field picked clean. Thanks to family and friends for their help!
Roasted Delicata Squash
This is the first time we have grown Delicata squash, but it is definitely a do over! One thing to love about Delicata is it’s thin skin. This makes the fruit easy to cut and prepare. No hacking required! And when thinly sliced and roasted, the skin can be eaten along with the flesh. Some…
Squash Planting
Today, on the hottest day yet of the year, we spent the morning planting a variety of squash and pumpkins. These we plant off site on a near by picturesque hill top. Half of the field is planted with squash transplants while the other is seeded with a cover crop of buckwheat. Enjoy some pictures…
Squash Harvest
Nothing says fall like bushels of pumpkins and squash! After a disappointing growing season last year, we moved our pumpkin/squash patch to a nearby hill top. They grew wonderfully in their new sunny, warm location! With many helping hands, we harvested the entire field and have stored the bounty away to slowly distribute in the…
Colors of Summer
Summer has arrived as evidenced by the color that is springing to life in the field. Enjoy this collage of images. Our Creator is certainly an artist!